Springfield, OR is a small city located in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. The town has a strong sense of community and local pride, which is reflected in its politics. Springfield's city council consists of five elected representatives who are responsible for setting policy and overseeing the budgeting process for the city. This includes making decisions about infrastructure improvements, public health initiatives, and economic development opportunities. Additionally, Springfield holds regular elections to fill various positions such as mayor, clerk, treasurer, and district attorney. Local political candidates often focus on issues such as reducing crime rates, improving public transportation, creating jobs and promoting economic growth within the city. Residents have the opportunity to discuss these issues with their representatives at City Council meetings or Town Halls. Springfield's commitment to fostering local democracy is commendable; it allows citizens to take an active role in shaping their own community’s future.
The political climate in Springfield, OR is somewhat liberal.
Lane County, OR is strongly liberal. In Lane County, OR 60.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 36.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lane county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 60.5% to 36.1%.
Lane county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Springfield, OR is somewhat liberal.
Lane County, Oregon is strongly liberal.
Eugene-Springfield Metro Area is strongly liberal.
Oregon is moderately liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Springfield, Oregon: D D D D D D
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Springfield, OR
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 42,214 contributions totaling $2,059,202 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,428 contributions totaling $344,042 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)